"in Montgomery, Alabama, and one with bronze patination was formerly the Starkweather Fountain in Ypsilanti, Michigan, installed in 1889. There is a bronze statue of Hebe, by Robert Thomas; (1966), in Birmingham city centre, England. Hebe (mythology) Hebe (; ) in ancient Greek religion, is the goddess of youth or the prime of life (Roman equivalent: Juventas). She is the daughter of Zeus and Hera. Hebe was the cupbearer for the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus, serving their nectar and ambrosia until she married Heracles (Roman equivalent: Hercules); her successor was the divine hero Ganymede. Another title of hers"
"later art. Eagles have were connected with immortality and there was a folklore belief that the eagle (like the phoenix) had the ability to renew itself to a youthful state, making the association with Hebe logical. The Greek ἥβη is the inherited word for ""youth"", from Proto-Indo-European *""(H)iēg-eh-"", ""youth, vigour"". The name ""Hebe"" comes from Greek word meaning ""youth"" or ""prime of life"". ""Juventus"" likewise means ""youth"", as can be seen in such derivatives as ""juvenile"". Hebe is the daughter of Zeus and Hera and was seen in myth as a diligent daughter performing domestic tasks that were typical of"
"the seventh day after the birth of a daughter to his friend Leon, used Apollo’s gift of a song as a divine prototype for his own gift. According to some Classical authors, Hebe was connected to maintaining the youth and immortality of the other gods. Philostratus the Elder states that she is the reason the other gods are eternally young, and Bacchylides alleges that Hebe as the princess (basileia) is responsible for immortality. This is another justification for her marriage to Herakles, as it ensures not only his immortality but also eternal youth, which were not viewed as equivalent in"
"she was described dancing with and acting as her herald or attendant, linking the Classical association between beauty and youth. In Euripedes' play Orestes, Helen is said to sit on a throne beside Hera and Hebe upon obtaining immortality. In some traditions, her father Zeus gifted her two doves with human voices, one flew to where the Oracle of Dodona would be established. Hebe was supposed to have the power to give eternal youth to the gods and to restore youth to mortals, a power that appears exclusive to her, as the in Ovid's Metamorphoses, the some gods lament their"
"favoured mortals aging. According to Philostratus the Elder, Hebe was youngest of the gods and responsible for keeping the other gods eternally young, and thus was highly revered by them. Her role of ensuring the eternal youth of the other gods is appropriate with her role of serving as cupbearer, as the word ambrosia has been linked to a possible Proto-Indo-European word related to immortality, undying, and lifeforce. In art, she is typically seen with her father in the guise of an eagle, often offering a cup to her. This depiction is seen in classical engraved gems as well as"
"grove of her sanctuary at Phlius. In art, Hebe is usually depicted wearing a sleeveless dress. The figure of Hebe was popular in the 19th century and early 20th century for garden fountains and temperance fountains, and was widely available in cast stone. In Roman mythology, Flora is the goddess of flowers and the spring, always depicted as a young woman. While she was a comparatively insignificant figure in Roman mythology, being one among several fertility goddesses, her association with springtime gave her greater prominence with the revival of Antiquity among Renaissance humanists than she had ever enjoyed in ancient"
"immortality, and when Hera’s enmity changed to friendship, he married her daughter Hebe, who bore him sons Alexiares and Anicetus."" Alexiares and Anicetus Alexiares and Anicetus (Ἀλεξιάρης ""Alexiarês"" and Ανικητος ""Anikêtos"") are minor deities in Greek Mythology. They are the immortal sons of Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes and the strongest mortal to live, and Hebe, the goddess of youth the server of Ambrosia and nectar to the other Olympian gods. Along with their father Heracles, they possilby were the guardians of Mount Olympus, and the pair may have been regarded as the gatekeepers of Olympus, a role"
"became a recurring character in the second year of ""The Incredible Hercules"" beginning in issue #127. The third child of Zeus and Hera (her brothers are Ares and Hephaestus), she is the Goddess of Youth and the cup-bearer of the gods, responsible for brewing ambrosia. She was married to the newly-divine Hercules as a peace offering between Hercules and her mother Hera, and for a time the two of them had a happy relationship. However, Hercules grew dissatisfied with life on Olympus, and returned to the mortal world in search of adventure. He also began having affairs, which left Hebe"
"Ceres, Iris, and Pallas. It has a mean opposition magnitude of +8.3, about equal to the mean brightness of Titan, and can reach +7.5 at an opposition near perihelion. Hebe is probably the parent body of the H chondrite meteorites, which account for about 40% of all meteorites striking Earth. Hebe was discovered on 1 July 1847 by Karl Ludwig Hencke, the sixth asteroid discovered. It was the second and final asteroid discovery by Hencke, after 5 Astraea. The name ""Hebe"", goddess of youth, was proposed by Carl Friedrich Gauss. On March 5, 1977 Hebe occulted Kaffaljidhma (γ Ceti), a"
"Juno Moneta stopped before her ""sacellum"" on the festival of the goddess. Later, she was identified with the Greek Hebe. The fact that Jupiter is related to the concept of youth is shown by his epithets ""Puer"", ""Iuuentus"" and ""Ioviste"" (interpreted as ""the youngest"" by some scholars). Dumézil noted the presence of the two minor sovereign deities Bagha and Aryaman beside the Vedic sovereign gods Varuna and Mitra (though more closely associated with Mitra); the couple would be reflected in Rome by ""Terminus"" and ""Iuventas"". Aryaman is the god of young soldiers. The function of ""Iuventas"" is to protect the"
"Hebe (Marvel Comics) Hebe is a fictional deity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, a child of Zeus and Hera, the wife of Hercules, and the cup-bearer of the Olympians. She first appeared in ""Ka-Zar"" #1 (August 1970), written by Allyn Brodsky and Frank Springer, and is based on the mythological character of the same name. Hebe first appeared in ""Ka-Zar"" #1, and appeared very sparsely over the subsequent four decades. She made a notable appearance in ""Incredible Hulk: Hercules Unleashed"" (October 1996). She then appeared in ""Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide"" #1 (June 2008), and"
"one of the few deities to survive Amatsu-Mikaboshi's destruction of the Council of God-Heads. She and Hercules reunite in Hawaii, and despite her protests for Hercules not to agree for Gaea and Pele to re-make him as a true All-Father, Hercules consents and ascends to the full power and prestige of Skyfather. An Olympian goddess, Hebe is immortal (and eternally young), with enhanced durability. Hebe (Marvel Comics) Hebe is a fictional deity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, a child of Zeus and Hera, the wife of Hercules, and the cup-bearer of the Olympians. She first appeared"
"the original cup-bearer to the Greek Gods of Mount Olympus serving them nectar and ambrosia. Hêbê is the daughter of Zeus and Hera and is shown doing her cup-bearer duties in Homer's ""Iliad"": ""The gods were seated near to Zeus in council, upon a golden floor. Graciously Hebe served them nectar, as with cups of gold they toasted one another, looking down toward the stronghold of Ilion."" Hêbê's role of cup bearer ended when she married war hero Heracles who joined Hêbê amongst the Gods and Goddesses and started a family. Hêbê was then replaced by Ganymede. The Roman Gods"
"Alexiares and Anicetus Alexiares and Anicetus (Ἀλεξιάρης ""Alexiarês"" and Ανικητος ""Anikêtos"") are minor deities in Greek Mythology. They are the immortal sons of Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes and the strongest mortal to live, and Hebe, the goddess of youth the server of Ambrosia and nectar to the other Olympian gods. Along with their father Heracles, they possilby were the guardians of Mount Olympus, and the pair may have been regarded as the gatekeepers of Olympus, a role which was often assigned to their immortal father. Additionally, they were likely responsible for the protection and fortification of towns"
"Attic cults of Herakles were often closely connected with youth: at several of his cult sites there was a gymnasion attached, and there was a mythological tradition (perhaps originating in Boeotia) that after Heracles died he was translated to Olympus, where he married Hebe, the personification of youth. Because of this Heracles is sometimes worshipped as a god and sometimes as a dead hero. In Thebes, the center of the cult of Heracles, the festivities lasted a number of days, and consisted of various athletic and musical contests ""(agones)"", as well as sacrifices. They were celebrated in the gymnasium of"
"to the virginal goddess Hebe to contrast with the poet’s secret affair with a married woman. Hebe had two children with Heracles: Alexiares and Anicetus. Although nothing is known about these deities beyond their names, there is a fragment by Callimachus that makes a reference to Eileithyia, Hebe's sister and the goddess of childbirth, attending to her while in labour. In Euripides' play ""Heracleidae"" and in Ovid's Metamorphoses, Hebe grants Iolaus' wish to become young again in order to fight Eurystheus. Hebe was particularly associated with the worship of her mother Hera in Argos and in the Heraion of Argos,"
"""Songs and Sonnets of Springtime"". Semele Semele (; ""Semelē""), in Greek mythology, was the youngest daughter of the Boeotian hero Cadmus and Harmonia, and the mother of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths. Certain elements of the cult of Dionysus and Semele came from the Phrygians. These were modified, expanded and elaborated by the Ionian Greek invaders and colonists. Herodotus, who gives the account of Cadmus, estimates that Semele lived sixteen hundred years before his time, or around 2000 BCE. In Rome, the goddess Stimula was identified as Semele. According to some linguists the name ""Semele"""
"Venus (mythology) Venus (, Classical Latin: ) is the Roman goddess, whose functions encompassed love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the mother of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy. Julius Caesar claimed her as his ancestor. Venus was central to many religious festivals, and was revered in Roman religion under numerous cult titles. The Romans adapted the myths and iconography of her Greek counterpart Aphrodite for Roman art and Latin literature. In the later classical tradition of the West, Venus became one"
"Asclepius Asclepius (; ""Asklēpiós"" ; ) or Hepius was a hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters are Hygieia (""Hygiene"", the goddess/personification of health, cleanliness, and sanitation), Iaso (the goddess of recuperation from illness), Aceso (the goddess of the healing process), Aglæa/Ægle (the goddess of the glow of good health), and Panacea (the goddess of universal remedy). He was associated with the Roman/Etruscan god Vediovis and the Egyptian Imhotep. He was one of Apollo's sons, sharing with Apollo the epithet ""Paean"" (""the Healer""). The rod"
"Geras In Greek mythology, Geras () was the god of old age. It was considered a virtue whereby the more gēras a man acquired, the more ""kleos"" (fame) and ""arete"" (excellence and courage) he was considered to have. According to Hesiod, Gēras was a son of Nyx. Hyginus adds that his father was Erebus. He was depicted as a tiny shriveled-up old man. Gēras's opposite was Hebe, the goddess of youth. His Roman equivalent was Senectus. He is known primarily from vase depictions that show him with the hero Heracles; the mythic story that inspired these depictions has been entirely"
"at Amyklai and at Olympia, upon looking at statues and illustrations where Eos (Hemera) is present. Hemera In Greek mythology Hemera (; ""Day"") was the personification of day and one of the Greek primordial deities. She is the goddess of the daytime and, according to Hesiod, the daughter of Erebus and Nyx (the goddess of night). Hemera is remarked upon in Cicero's ""De Natura Deorum"", where it is logically determined that ""Dies"" (Hemera) must be a god, if Uranus is a god. The poet Bacchylides states that Nyx and Chronos are the parents, but Hyginus in his preface to the"
"Medea In Greek mythology, Medea (; , ""Mēdeia"", ) is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of Helios, the sun god begat by the Titan Hyperion. Medea figures in the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, appearing in Hesiod's ""Theogony"" around 700 BC, but best known from a 3rd century BC literary version by Apollonius of Rhodes called the ""Argonautica"". Medea is known in most stories as a sorceress and is often depicted as a priestess of the goddess Hecate. There have been many different accounts of Medea's family tree. One of"
"Phoebe (Titaness) In ancient Greek religion, Phoebe (; Greek: Φοίβη ""Phoibe"", associated with ""Phoebos"" or ""shining"") was one of the first generation of Titans, who were one set of sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaia. Phoebe is a Titaness whose consort was her brother Coeus, with whom she had two daughters, Leto, who bore Apollo and Artemis, and Asteria, a star-goddess who bore an only daughter, Hecate. Given the meaning of her name and her association with the Delphic oracle, Phoebe was perhaps seen as the Titan goddess of prophecy and oracular intellect. Through Leto, Phoebe was the grandmother"
"Minerva Minerva (; ; Etruscan: ""Menrva"") was the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. From the second century BC onward, the Romans equated her with the Greek goddess Athena, though the Romans did not stress her relation to battle and warfare as the Greeks did. Following the Greek myths around Athena, she was born of Metis, who had been swallowed by Jupiter, and burst from her father's head, fully armed and clad in armor. Jupiter forcefully impregnated the titaness Metis, which resulted in her attempting to change shape (or shapeshift) to"
"high ranking, unmarried girls. One of her roles was to be the cupbearer to the gods, serving them ambrosia and nectar. In classical sources, Hebe’s departure from this role was due to her marriage to the deified hero Herakles. Despite this, Cicero seems to imply that Hebe or Ganymede, who is typically seen as her successor, could serve in the role of cupbearer at the heavenly feast. The reasoning for Hebe’s dismissal was transformed into a moralizing story in the 1500s by the Church of England, where it was stated in a note in an English-Latin dictionary that Hebe fell"
"Io, Europa and Leda (for more details, see below) and with the young Ganymede (although he was mortal Zeus granted him eternal youth and immortality). Many myths render Hera as jealous of his amorous conquests and a consistent enemy of Zeus's mistresses and their children by him. For a time, a nymph named Echo had the job of distracting Hera from his affairs by talking incessantly, and when Hera discovered the deception, she cursed Echo to repeat the words of others. The Greeks variously claimed that the Moires/Fates were the daughters of Zeus and the Titaness Themis or of primordial"
"Greek mythology. Hades, lord of the underworld married a young maiden goddess named Persephone. Demeter was her mother and was heartbroken at the fate of Persephone having to live forever in hell. As the goddess of fertility and agriculture, her grief caused winter to come. As a compromise it was arranged for Persephone to only spend half the year with her husband. Thus we have winter and summer annually. Since springtime comes when Persephone returns to the surface she has become a symbol of youth, rebirth and spring. However, in Greek mythology, Hades and Persephone never have any children. A"
"Semele Semele (; ""Semelē""), in Greek mythology, was the youngest daughter of the Boeotian hero Cadmus and Harmonia, and the mother of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths. Certain elements of the cult of Dionysus and Semele came from the Phrygians. These were modified, expanded and elaborated by the Ionian Greek invaders and colonists. Herodotus, who gives the account of Cadmus, estimates that Semele lived sixteen hundred years before his time, or around 2000 BCE. In Rome, the goddess Stimula was identified as Semele. According to some linguists the name ""Semele"" is Thraco-Phrygian, derived from a"
"hebephilia were listed in the DSM-5, that it be coded as a non-disordered condition that results in significant social problems in present-day society. Blanchard's proposal to add hebephilia to the DSM-5 proved controversial, and was not adopted. The term ""hebephilia"" is based on the Greek goddess and protector of youth Hebe, but, in Ancient Greece, also referred to the time before manhood in Athens (depending on the reference, the specific age could be 14, 16 or 18 years old). The suffix ""-philia"" is derived from -phil-, implying love or strong friendship. Hebephilia is defined as a chronophilia in which an"
"temple at Enna, in Sicily, was acknowledged as Ceres' oldest, most authoritative cult centre, and Libera was recognised as Proserpina, Roman equivalent to Demeter's daughter Persephone. Their joint cult recalls Demeter's search for Persephone, after the latter's rape and abduction into the underworld by Hades (or Pluto). At the Aventine, the new cult took its place alongside the old. It made no reference to Liber, whose open and gender-mixed cult continued to play a central role in plebeian culture, as a patron and protector of plebeian rights, freedoms and values. The exclusively female initiates and priestesses of the new ""greek"
"lost. Geras' name is the root of the word ""geriatric."" Geras In Greek mythology, Geras () was the god of old age. It was considered a virtue whereby the more gēras a man acquired, the more ""kleos"" (fame) and ""arete"" (excellence and courage) he was considered to have. According to Hesiod, Gēras was a son of Nyx. Hyginus adds that his father was Erebus. He was depicted as a tiny shriveled-up old man. Gēras's opposite was Hebe, the goddess of youth. His Roman equivalent was Senectus. He is known primarily from vase depictions that show him with the hero Heracles;"
"Aušrinė Aušrinė (not to be confused with ""Aušra"" – dawn) is a feminine deity of the Morning Star (Venus) in the Lithuanian mythology. She is the antipode to Vakarinė, the Evening Star. Her cult possibly stems from that of the Indo-European dawn goddess Hausos and is related to Latvian Auseklis, Greek Eos, Roman Aurora, and Vedic Ushas. Aušrinė is the goddess of beauty and youth. After the Christianization of Lithuania, the cult merged with Christian images and the symbolism of the Virgin Mary. Aušrinė was first mentioned by Jan Łasicki as ""Ausca"" and described as ""goddess of the rays of"
"flow and lactation in women, characteristics that may associate the plant with motherhood. This version of Hebe’s paternity is referenced by American author Henry David Thoreau in his book ""Walden"", where Hebe is described as the daughter of Juno and wild lettuce. A fragment by Callimachus describes Hera holding a feast to celebrate the seventh day after her daughter Hebe’s birth. The gods have a friendly argument over who will give the best gift, with Athena, Poseidon, Apollo, and Hephaestus specifically mentioned as presenting toys or as in Apollo's case songs. Callimachus, who composed a poem for the celebration of"